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256 Agricultural Colonies

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is given of the Vartaslien settlement in district of' Nool^lui (government of Elisiibethjiol), which is wliolly inliabited by Jewish tobaccoplanters (350 families).

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The following two tables have been romi>iled by the Odessji Society for the Aid of .Jewish AgriciiiNo. turists and Artisans in Syria and Palestine. I. shows that in If^'.HJ nearly i)T,0 Jews in Russia were engaged in agriculture. Besides these colonists who were grouped in settlements there were numerous single families occupied in agricultural pvirsuits. as shown in table No. II. I.— JywiSH AGRKTI.Tt UlSTS IN BCSSIA,

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189(1.

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